The Home Machinist!

Well I thought I would share what a freind and I tried this weekend on the Allen American. Not to comfortable but it put on some smiles at the club!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klJ_NpVU ... ature=plcp

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Going in circles any day, anywhere as long as its on a steam engine!

Just how long is your version of the "Nullarbor Straight"? Was the idea to have an engineer and a fireman?

Full crew? I didn't see the conductor, head-end brakeman, rear brakeman, or flagman.

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Dan Watson
Building IC mikado in 1.5" scale

Our straight, refered to as the "Crenshaw Line" is currently 1400 feet to the first turn around, half of that being double tracked, with 2 passing sidings. We have another section of track laid that is just waiting for a turntable to be installed. This will make the straight just over 2000 feet.

Steve C.

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Brilliant, you guys...

And they never hit one of those fence posts!!!!!
Cary

the engine is propane fired so it really isnt too necessary but it was a lot of fun and put on a good laugh. We did take out some plants and may of put a scratch on the tunnel........ not to practical for 1.5 inch scale. But hey! We did it! The two and only!

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Going in circles any day, anywhere as long as its on a steam engine!

i used to have a pic from the UK of a model Double Fairley with a seat out each side of the cab so they could fire each boiler and balance their weight. too cool!

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Fred V
Pensacola, Fl.
home track:
http://www.waleswest.com

On South Africa's NG/G xx Garratt locomotives you could see engineers sitting half or fully outside the cab:

http://www.google.ch/imgres?q=sar+NG16+ ... x=84&ty=75


http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 05&nseq=64


http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 50&nseq=70


http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 20&nseq=20

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 10&nseq=24


http://www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/na ... _rw_10.JPG


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKy_UHP2P-8

near the end of the video you can see an (empty) seat

hudson

I remember watch a video on DirectTV or was it Dishnetwork. on those little garratts, the seats where set up to allow then to swing in on out of the cab.
that would be a monster to build for 7.X gauge
Thanks for sharing

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